Thursday 10 November 2022 12:05 AM British sanctions over Ukraine war have cost Kremlin cronies £18 billion trends now
Thursday 10 November 2022 12:05 AM British sanctions over Ukraine war have cost Kremlin cronies £18 billion trends now
British sanctions over Ukraine war have cost Kremlin cronies including ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich £18 billion More than 1,200 individuals have been hit with asset freezes and travel bans Assets worth over £18bn have been frozen in response to Ukraine's invasion The huge sum dwarfs the amount targeted in all the UK’s previous sanctions Trade restrictions have even been slapped on goods such as caviar and vodka
View
comments
Britain has frozen Russian assets worth more than £18 billion in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, it can be revealed today.
The huge sum, disclosed for the first time, dwarfs the amount targeted in all of the UK’s previous sanctions regimes.
More than 1,200 individuals, including oligarchs such as ex-Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, generals and even the head of the Orthodox Church, have been hit with asset freezes and travel bans.
In addition, airlines and banks are among the 120 companies prevented from raising money in UK financial markets. And export bans on steel and
